Specifying ports with bind

[Skeeve Stevens]

Ignore the stupid question.....

I didn't understand the purpose of SRV records correctly.

Sorry Mark.

...Skeeve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org 
> [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On Behalf Of Skeeve Stevens
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 8:54 PM
> To: Mark_Andrews at isc.org; 'Clyde O Goffe'
> Cc: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> Subject: RE: Specifying ports with bind 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hmmmm
> 
> I thought that when a web browser required a domain, the host OS
> actually looks up the records required... not the actual browser.
> The same would be for mail clients and another other internet
> application.
> 
> So would it be correct in saying that when Operating Systems 
> support the
> SRV records this will work?
> 
> Or.. even if the OS did support SRV, would the browser (and other
> programs) also be required to interpret which port they 
> should be using?
> 
> 
> ...Skeeve
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org 
> > [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On Behalf Of Mark_Andrews at isc.org
> > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 8:25 PM
> > To: Clyde O Goffe
> > Cc: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> > Subject: Re: Specifying ports with bind 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 	Is there a way to specify which port a record should listen to.
> > > For example if I have a domain name mysite.com with cname 
> www.mysite.com
> > and when someone tries to access the website it defaults to port 80
> but if
> > i want it to default to port 81 is there a way to specify that with
> bind?
> > Please let me know. I appreciate any help.  Thanks
> > 
> > Clyde
> 
> 	Not until browsers support SRV records.
> 
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